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Assessing the production and nutritive value of warm‐season legumes in Oklahoma and Texas
Author(s) -
Butler Twain J.,
Interrante Sindy M.,
Foster Jamie L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
crops and soils
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3606
pISSN - 0162-5098
DOI - 10.2134/cs2014-47-2-14edv
Subject(s) - forage , grazing , agronomy , livestock , growing season , dry season , production (economics) , environmental science , yield (engineering) , agroforestry , geography , biology , forestry , ecology , economics , materials science , macroeconomics , metallurgy
Inclusion of warm‐season forage legumes in livestock grazing systems may increase forage quantity by maintaining the grazing season during dry periods and enhancing nutritive value. Two field experiments were conducted to evaluate forage yield and nutritive value of several warm‐season legumes across different environments and soil pH levels in Oklahoma and Texas. Earn 1 CEU in Crop Management by reading this article and completing the quiz at www.certifiedcropadviser.org/certifications/self‐study/621 .